 Ideas for Thanksgiving PlacematsNo matter if you are looking to create your own placemats or looking for a place to buy them, this page should give you plenty of ideas for Thanksgiving placemats. Be sure to see other Thanksgiving ideas for recipes and more. Make Your Own PlacematsThanksgiving placemats can be made easily with wax paper, an iron, and a little bit of creativity. Just take one piece of wax paper, add your decorations, then place another piece of wax paper of the same size over top. Iron them together, and you have yourself a Thanksgiving placemat! Some ideas for decorations include: - Crayons (they melt making really neat designs) - Small Drawing (make sure they are small so the wax paper holds together) - Ribbons - Glitter - Leaves, small twigs, and other items from nature The main goal is to let your imagination run wild. Once you have everything in place, you can then trim the sides up a bit. Just make sure whatever you use is not too bulky or you'll have problems. If you can sew, you might also want to think of making your own cloth placemats. Jo-Ann.com Buying PlacematsA trip to your local home and garden store (or even Walmart) might be the only stop you need to make. Especially in the month of November, you'll find placemats everywhere. Even if you check at your local craft store you might even find kits of sorts that allow you to decorate your own Thanksgiving placemats with little effort.Other Ideas for Thanksgiving PlacematsThe following ideas for Thanksgiving placemats was sent to us by a visitor. If you have your own idea, be sure to use the form below to send it to us!I am Thankful for...placemats Lexi M. Heart of Texas www.oneofakindbylexi.com When my son was younger, we made fall placemats using a large sheet of contruction paper (about 11x15") and lots of die-cut shapes, stickers and glitter! We picked out stuff that he was "thankful" for - some included: a heart for those who loved him, a teddy bear for his favorite toy, leaves for the beautiful world around him, and (as my son was 2 at the time)...a pawprint for Blue's Clues. At the top, I wrote, "I Am Thankful For..." and underneath, my son glued down all the shapes. I wrote by each of them, what he was thankful for, in his words. At the bottom of the page, I wrote his name and "Thanksgiving" and the year. We laminated it, and voila! My son had his own special placemat for thanksgiving. We ended up making enough for the whole family. After thanksgiving, we hung his placemat on the wall with all of his other artwork. You could also use die-cut letters and spell out each person's name on separate sheets and then decorate with die-cut turkeys, fall leaves, pumpkins, seasonal stickers, or even draw your own free hand designs! Laminate the finished pieces and set the table with your personalized placemats! This can be done with both young children and older ones learning to write on their own.
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